Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2024-02-27
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Rónán Mullen (IND), National University of Ireland

That is not true when it comes to giving evidence for a point of view that you hold. Say, for example, the Garda Commissioner, Drew Harris, said that there is a lacuna in our law and that we need to legislate because there is a real danger of people being intimidated when they access abortion facilities. The opposite was the message we got. If Mr. Harris had said it, it would be remiss of the Minister not to quote him chapter and verse. The rule against naming people in this House has to do with insulting them or calling their integrity or behaviour into question.

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Sitting date: 2024-02-27